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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Luke 12:16

ground = estate. Greek. chora. brought forth plentifully. Greek euphoreo. Occurs only here. read more

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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Luke 12:17

thought = was reasoning. within. Greek. en. App-104 . no = not. Greek ou. App-105 . bestow = gather together, or lay up. read more

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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Luke 12:18

barns = granaries. fruits = produce. Not the same word as in Luke 12:17 . Tr. WI R read "the corn". goods = good things. read more

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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Luke 12:19

my soul. Idiom for "myself". Greek. mou psuche . See App-13 ., App-110 , and note on Jeremiah 17:21 . soul = psuche. See App-110 . laid up = laid by. for (Greek. eis. App-104 .) many years. Compare Proverbs 27:1 . read more

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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Luke 12:20

fool . See note on Luke 11:40 . this night = this very night. thy soul = thy life. App-110 . shall be required = they demand. Only here and Luke 6:30 . Tr. A WI read "is required". But both are impersonal, referring to some unknown invisible agencies which carry out God's judgments or Satan's will. Compare Psalms 49:15 .Job 4:19 ; Job 18:18 ; Job 19:26 ; Job 34:20 . In a good sense compare Isaiah 60:11 . which, &c. In the Greek this clause is emph., standing before the question "then... read more

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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Luke 12:22

Therefore = On (Greek. dia. App-104 .Luke 12:3; Luke 12:3 ) this [account]. Take no thought , &c. This saying is repeated from Matthew 6:25 . See note there. life. Greek. psuche. See App-110 . It is what can "eat". read more

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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Luke 12:23

The. [L] T Tr. A WH R read "For the", &c. meat = food. Compare Matthew 6:25-34 . read more

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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Luke 12:24

Consider , &c. See note on Matthew 7:3 . ravens. See Job 38:41 .Psalms 147:9 . Occurs only here in N.T. neither sow = sow not (Greek. ou. App-105 ). nor. Greek. oude. neither have = have not, as above. storehouse . Same as "closet "in Luke 12:3 . barn = granary. fowls = birds. read more

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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Luke 12:25

to . Greek. epi. App-104 . stature = age, as in John 9:21 , John 9:23 .Hebrews 11:11 , referring to fullness of growth, hence rendered "stature" (Luke 19:3 .Ephesians 4:13; Ephesians 4:13 ). A "cubit" could not be "the least" of Luke 12:26 . It must therefore be putby Figure of speech Metonymy (of Subject), App-6 , for length generally: either the least measure (an inch) to his height, or a moment to his age (or life). Greek. helikia. Occurs elsewhere in Luke 2:52 and Matthew 6:27 . read more

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